French Police Officer Dragged by Fleeing Car, Sustains Serious Injuries

A police officer in Rosny-sous-Bois, located in the Seine-Saint-Denis department near Paris, sustained serious injuries after being dragged by a car during a failed traffic stop. The incident occurred around midnight on Monday, June 29.

The officer and his colleagues were reportedly controlling a vehicle parked in front of a parking lot. Inside the car were two couples. According to reports, the driver, described as "very nervous," suddenly sped off. The officer clung to the car for approximately one hundred meters in an attempt to prevent the occupants from escaping.

During this dangerous maneuver, the officer was severely injured. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition, though his life is not in danger. The driver and the passengers managed to flee the scene and have not been arrested as of yet.

Patrice Faure, the prefect of police for Paris, addressed the incident on X (formerly Twitter), stating that "All investigative means are being deployed to identify and quickly apprehend the perpetrator of this inadmissible attack on those who protect us."